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December 2
21, 1939.
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THE British contraband control fleet us already achieved an enviable record. Since the beginning of the war it has dealt with 375 vessels, and has intercepted 315,000 tons of contraband goods destined for Germany --this in addition to 150,000 tons seized by the French Navy.
The search is going on night and day, and these pictures show the patrolmen at work on a round-up of ships
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Photograph above was taken from a patrol boat on its way to interrogate neutral shipping, scen gathered on the horizon. Right: One of the patrol crew goes aboard to take part in the search
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KAUNAS.
STILL suffering from bomb splinter wounds in the head, Countess Zajdlerowa, whose novels, written under the name of Martin Hare, are known to thousands of British readers, described recently her nightmare journey to safety from tragic Warsaw. Seven weeks ago, when German bombers were raining death and destruction on the Polish capital, the Countess, an Englishwoman who married a Polish officer, set out with her husband for Lithuania.
"I had finished my latest book, “Polanais, on the day of the Polish mobilisation," she said. "After five days of terrible bombardment in Warsaw, I decided on September 6 to leavi
"I sent the manuscript to London on the same day.
the city and spend a day at a country house on the other side! of the Vistula.
Four Weeks' Ordeal
"I was wearing a tennis frock and my husband hund on only a summer suit. The following day It was im- possible. to return to Warsaw, for the martyrdorri of the elty had begun.
"Having little money and 720 clothes, and subjected to terrible mir attacks
almost
continually. travelled on foot and by any means of transport we could find for four weeks via Radose, Otwock (where i Raw, a children's hospital boned), to Gawolisz, Lubin, Chelm, Pinsk and thence by way of Polessje. Moruss ...and... Vila to Kaunas...
Siept In The Open
15'2'
"At times we slept in a train used for carrying plgs. Other thies we alopt on the ground in the open, without food or water for washing A Polish soldier gave me a pair of socks, and other kindly strangers gave me garments, I have none of my own clothes left now.
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ALLIES TANK DISPLAYS
BEHIND THE LINE
King Toasted By French Colonel
BY DOUGLAS WILLIAMS "Daily Telegraph" War Correspondent WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE.
areas.
British and French ks, and armoured car regiments, crack cavalry units before they were mechanise have-recently-been-ex- changing visits in their respective villages in the British and Frenchy
British Lancers
Frenchi Cuirassiers, oilteers and men, mingled in social groups, ate and drank to gettier,, swapped stories u their broken Anglo-French, and then watched each other's madtines carry out tactical exercisos.
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I was present on both occasions. and was much struck with the
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It was a cold, rainy day when we visited the French and the
"In Cheln the trains in which we travelled, which carried petrol, was atincked by Gennon bembers. sincere felendliness displayed. and was wounded by five splinters in my the quick and eager manner head.
which both sides, sought to exchange "An army surgeon shaved my herd
views on tank and armoured car and treated me, with my husband's
manoeuvres. Suffering from assistance.
these wounds, I spent days without food and for weeks lind only black bread to cat. My clothes were blood- stained, and I had no water to wash myself
"For the German aeroplanos it was apparently sumcient to see two people in order to start an air at lack. I am amazed that I escaped death.
Women Bombed
"I cannot and words to express my admiration for the courage of the Polish people, including women and children, since in the trains in which I travelled it was mostly women and children who were the victims of the air attacks.
"After we reached the area occu- pied by the Red Army we suffered no more air attacks and were not so badly treated by the. Russions in
warmth of the officers' mess was very welcome.
Surprising Menu
flore the captain (right) of a neutral vessel is sean giving to troo British Naval officers particulars of his port of departure, cargo, and #ta destination.
Russia Expands Aid In Chinese War with Japan
Increasing numbers of Soviet Bus-- Several years ago the Soviet Uniori and military prepared for exploiting Sinklang, a sian planes, guns, technicians have appeared in China huge part of the heart of Asia, by during the recent weeks which have completing the Turksib Railway with the border of witnosed now success by Generalis-feeder-highways to simo Chiang Kai-shek's armtes Chinese Turkestan. Only arduous Owing to the unexpected arrival against Japan and revived strength caravan routes served the region
British officers the Ave in his Air Force.
previously, of extra
Whatever the terms of any Chin- guests expected expanded to 20, but Reliable sources to-day estimated
early on
Engaped in the scorch of a neutral ship, this British sailor found him- self mixed up with a cargo of sheep, and taxed his memory in vain for orders of procedure in such a contingency.
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the cook rose nobly to the occasion, that 500 Russian technicians already ese-Soviet agreements, the effect be- and within, half an hour we were are in China and said that addi- came apparent a sitting down to such delicacies as tional supplies of tanks, anti-aircraft August when new Russion pursuit salmon with nauce verte, coquilles guno, and
and other war materials were planes, pilots and ground-crews be- St. Jacques, and tournedos
on their way from Russia.
gan to augment Chiang Kai-shek's How this wonder was accomplished the British officers, with their more in
Chinese spokesmen, both here and forces, Supsequently Russlan-mann- ed anti-aircraft batteries were seen China's provisional capital, restricted culinary arrangements, Chungking, said
Soviet military the
in action against the Japanese at were at a loss to understand.
along the Yangtze Toasts were exchanged at the end ald was the outgrowth of a Chinese- many points
Soviet trade pact concluded last June Valley, of the meal, the French colonel pro
Russian-made bombers have
posing the King and the British and subsidiary military and econo-strengthened the Chinche Air Force.
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Sources Authoritative
and these worthless and they could not buy that of the President of France and food. Everybody helped each other the French Army.
Terms of those agreements never planes were the craft which 10 days with gifts of brend, sugar, salt and
have been disclosed, but Chinese ago carried out a successful raid on Meanwhile, I billets and cook-officials have said privately that they Japanese bases near Hankoter so on.
houses, British lancers and N.C.O. were promised Russian war supplies einred that Russian advice
Informed Chinese quarters were being generously entertained worth between $30,000,000 and $100,- by the French cuirasalers. Beer was 600,000.
tributed to Chinese success in break- replaced by wine and even cham-
What China promised in returning up the Japanese offensive in pagne, and the Entente Conliale has
Chinese insisted that Russian ala Vilna, where we arrived on October seklom stood at a greater peak of has remained secret, but Chinese Hunan Province two weeks ago.
officials intimatest they had pledger
agreement between cordiality,
Chinese raw materials for repayment came through
thai Chungking and Moscow and A few days later the French rode Most
China's easily exportable Chinese Communists had not acted
as Intermediarles. materials. however, in their armoured cara to visit their raw British comrades. In the morning southern provinces for from the Britial light cavalry armoured cars Hussion froniler and are car-marked paraded before, the French colonel largely for use in liquidating a $25,- and carried out evolutions,
000,000 credit from the United States The French officers lunched with Import-Export Bank.
where the These factors have strengthenedl
"Then we got permits to enter Lithuania, Kaunas, with its normal life and with plenty of food and clothes, and with the streets normally, made an extraordinary im pression on us after our two months" ordeal.
"Now we are enjoying Lithuanian
nro granted."
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to Moscow.
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mess secretaries night planning menus to approach Chinn granted economie concessiona the excellence of the meal they had to Busala in Sinkiang, the vant ous week at the western province which borders Rus-
Blan Turkestan. hands of their French hosta.
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